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In 1972, the Science Center in Clayton began to receive funds from sales tax through the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District.

In 1983, the St. Louis Museum of Science and Natural History purchased the Planetarium from the city, and closed it for remodeling.

On July 20, 1985, the Planetarium reopened as the Saint Louis Science Center.

On November 2, 1991, as part of a $ 34 million expansion, a new building opened across from the Planetarium south of Highway 40 / 64, on Oakland Avenue, increasing the size of the Science Center by a factor of seven.

The new building was constructed on land that had previously been the site of the Falstaff Brewing Corporation headquarters.

Designed by E. Verner Johnson and Associates, the new building included an Omnimax, now called IMAX Dome theater, as well as a pedestrian bridge over 64 / 40.

New exhibits in the main building were devoted to Earth science, emerging technology, life sciences, physical science, and chemistry.

Within two months, the newly remodeled Saint Louis Science Center became the most visited science center in the world.